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confession of a reformed tourist

My housekeeper is a champion phone-talker. All day, she does her work, one of three attached to her ear. Usually she’s just gossiping, catching up with one of her sisters, aunties, or friends. Sometimes she’s venting about her husband. Every once in a while, she’s moaning about her eldest daughter. This is the most infrequent [...]

Posted on April 24th, 2010 under Grenada. Tags: caribbean, Grenada, harry potter, living abroad, religion, writing. Comments: None

my dad, religion and 9/11

As long as I can remember, my dad has gone through “phases”. Like a kid who has just discovered baseball cards. He goes out and collects every single thing he can about baseball cards. These things he collects are both concrete (the cards themselves) and abstract (biographical details and stats and other such ephemera). And [...]

Posted on February 22nd, 2010 under Grenada. Tags: 9/11, childhood stories, collections, family, love, phases, religion, tumblr52. Comments: None